Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-12

The National Jockey Club.
| MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE LAST NIGHT.
| There was business meeting OF the executive
committee OF the National Jockey Club last night,
but as the accounts have not been all settled the
profits OF the recent meeting have not been deter
mined. It was the most successful spring meeting
ever held by the club. The stakes and purses dis
tT1buted amounted to about ST., 100 II the execu-
tive committee can find it eXpedient to use some
| or the profits In making a few needed improve
| mentS at the track the public will be gratifled
The entrance at the railroad station should be
made convenient and attractive to the eye, and
the stables are sadly in need Of repairs
| TIE SERIAL SAVINGS AND BUILDING AssoC1A-
| TlON.-The ninth annual meeting OF the Serial
| savings and building Association was held at No.
6l3 9TH street northwest, last evening, President
RObt G. Campbell in the chair. The secretary and
TREASURER, Jno. A. Prescott submitted his ninth
annual report, which shows that since the Orgsn-
cation $3.50 shares have been subscribed, o64S
share, Cancelled and returned, leaving now on the
rolls 2.242 shares, 2SS OF which are holding adj
| vance5 amounting TO 3I,Si0. Advances on 14S
shares made during the past year. Balance In
IRE for so report, tii;oo receipts ior
| the treasury Overdrawn 81 OS;>l9. Sixteen series
are now In operation. the first, second and seventh
| series having been closed. A large number OF
| shares was subscribed in the new nineteenth
| series. The following officers were reelected ::
PRESIDENT, R0bt G. Campbell; vice president, ID.
e. Dickson; secretary and treasurer, JnO. A. Pres
cot; directors, j. ID. Terrill j. W. ST. Clair, o. s.
Forum. NJ. p. Callan. and VIM. Mayse, and the
| following directors were newly elected GEO. III
French and \. p. Dunlap. Twenty-three shares
| We're advanced at the minimum rate OF premium
| giving the purchasers $50 on each share.
FIRE At MOUNT PLEASANT-Dr. Aaron BaIdwin's
house on Park street. Mount Pleasant, was entirely
DESTROYED ey hre last evening between the hours
or hail-paSt eight and ha!fpaSt nine o'clock. The
family were sitting in the front part OF the house
and were not aware that their house was on fire
Cltfl Il nelghbOr ran in and informed them. The
fire had gotten too far along then TO save it, but
Eaoet OF The furniture was taken out, but consider
ably damaged The loss was about 81 600 The
hal rCrnfn arxro
tUai for $1,000. The agent, S. Emory, was upon the
ground and the loss viii be promptly adjusted
Fire engine No z, under Asst. Chief L. O. Lowe
came out, but IL was too late to save the house
but they Immediately went to work to exttnvuish
the f1re upon the fallen structure and TO push over
chimney, Which became dangerous To remain
Standing. Fire Company No. started for the fire.
out one OF the horses attached 10 the engine broke
his leg. The village needs. and ought to have
better fire facilities to which the attention OF the
Commissioners mas already been called.
4 PROPOSED FREE KINDERGARlEN-The question
or establishing free Kindergarten under the di-
r"ctlOn OF the W0man's Christian Temperance
men was d:sc'lSsed at a meeting OF the Chaplin
Auxiliary Yesterday In the roOms OF the Central
mon Mission. H. was alleged by the Ladies' that
tiie Ii" requiring pupils OF the public schools to
b. in Structed the subject OF tue evils OF intem
perance has been but 1eebly Obeyed. Remarks
were made upon The many requests by adult males
for the aid the organization TO suppress yariOuS
ALLEGED abuses. 1t was lntinated That men who
make the requests should come 10 them with clean
records and hands.
DROWNED IN THE EASTERN BRANCH-Oscar E
Bochne. night-baker at the st. Elizabeth Hospi-
li,l for the insane went out fishing the Eastern
Bfahch yesterday morning III boat with Jas.
Hendricks and another person from the 1nstitu-
tioh. fhe boat was upset and the three fisher
men went overheard They chung to the capsized
craft. which was again overturned, and Boehne
Jailed TO catch hold second time and was
drowned His companions held to the boat, and
their cries for help We're answered by the engi-
neer OF the hospital, who was ON the wharf He
went TO their rescue in small boat and landed
them safely ashore. The body of the drowned
man had not been recovered this morning. He Is
ABOUT thirty years OF age, and was formerly en-
plosed As baker at the American House.
pGHAs. w. WOOD, 9l5 PENNSYLVANIA avenue has
an elegant assortment OF lawn tennis goods in
ceoaing the celebrated casino racket.-Ada.
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Affairs in West Washington.
AN INTERCHANGEABLE capacity of Curtts
School Hall was fully tested last night, the occa
sion being musical and literary entert anmeDt
gwen under the auspices OF the Bible class or the
Way. i'
ARRESTED AS AN ACCEssORY.-Thomas Bailey
eSiorf1 was arrested last night by Of1cer Riley on
the charge of being an accessory to the Shooting
OF Reuben johnson in Louis Dunn's Last Saturday
night.
COMPLAINING OF MISUNDERSTANDING on Val.
ley street complain OF the great accumulation OF
Nth in the cutters, and since the advent OF warm
weather the stencil thereirom has become almost
unbearabie
THE BREAK IN TIKI CANAL-The work OF repair
Ing the break in the canal, near the auuedUct
over the honOcacy River has been somewhat re-
tarded by high water, and it is now thought that
Two weeks longer may be required to put the canal
In condition to resume navigation.
TEMPERATURE AND CONDITION OF WATER ATT A.
M-Gfeat Falls, temperature, "a; condition 4:
receiving reservoir, temperature, -; condition at
north connection, =; condition at south cOnnec
tion, 13; distributing reservoir. temperature 70.
condition at in1iuent gate house, H. condition at
ef1Gent gate house, 20.
The thirteen steamers which arrived in New
York yesterday landed 10, IO3 Immigrants at Castle
Garden the largest number ever landed there in
one day.
Queen Victoria witnessed special performance
OF Buffalo Bills "Wild West" show in London
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